bristly bearberry vs Yellowcress

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Nasturtium sterile

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Yellowcress
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Ericaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Nasturtium
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Nasturtium sterile

Evolutionary Relationship

bristly bearberry and Yellowcress share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Yellowcress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Yellowcress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristly bearberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

Yellowcress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Austria, Sweden, and United States.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.